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I am a catfish "noob"

I was looking for a fish to buy for a 10 gallon tank and I saw some really cool looking catfish. I read in some places that you need bigger tanks for catfish but i was wondering if there were any catfish that would fit in my tank well. Can you give me any recommendations If I cant fit any catfish in the 10 gallon then how can I make or get an affordable tank for catfish

There are a number of small catfish commonly available that would fit a 10-gallon.

Otocinclus for one. You could also probably fit in a few Corydoras in there.

Thanks a lot

Does n/e1 know how to make a cheap tank that i could fit shovel noses in?

To house a tank 48"L X 24"W X 18"H would be a good size. That works out to about 90 gallons. I wouldn't reccomend trying to house any other shovelnose species. IMO, it will be much cheaper/easier to buy a tank than trying to get glass cut, siliconed etc.

Rusty

Thnx rusty

Does the Sorubim lima need to be in a small group? If so, how many would you suggest?

Sorry for the triple post

My mom said no to the shovel noses because the tank would be "too big".

So I was wondering how many small catfish I could put in my 10 gallon tank instead.
Thanks